Strauss & co - 21 October 2013, Cape Town

205 An early Victorian engraved gilt-metal and hardstone- mounted inkstand and pen-rest, circa 1839 the octagonal ink-well with inscribed hinged lapis lazuli cover, enclosing a glazed hair compartment and later glass ink-well, the whole engraved with floral and foliate motifs, the square base with four cabochon-cut lapis lazuli stones, on winged caryatid feet, central stone cracked, 7cm high; the rectangular pen-rest fitted with a frieze drawer, embellished with hardstones and raised on scroll feet, 11cmwide (2) R8 000 – 10 000 206 A French bronze figure ‘Le Botteleur ’ cast by Susse Frères from the model by Aimé Jules Dalou (1838-1902) the base with foundry stamp, and inscribed ‘DALOU, Susse Frs Edts Paris, cire perdue’, 10,5cm high R6 000 – 8 000 207 A French bronze figure ‘Paysan Relevant sa Manche’ cast by Susse Frères from the model by Aimé Jules Dalou (1838-1902) the base with foundry stamp, and inscribed ‘DALOU, Susse Frs Edts Paris, cire perdue’, 15cm high R6 000 – 8 000 206 205 207 89